Ben Lucas

Former Principal Partner Public Services

Ben is a public policy and communications entrepreneur. He set up the 2020 Public Services Commission and subsequent social productivity work at the RSA. He also established and was a commissioner on the RSA City Growth Commission. Ben has been a trade union head of research, Jack Straw’s adviser and co-founder of a leading public affairs consultancy.

Last week Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos toured European capitals seeking to drum up support for the peace negotiations he is presiding over in Havana, between his Government and the main Colombian guerrilla group ...

Last week Columbian President Juan Manuel Santos toured European capitals seeking to drum up support for the peace negotiations he is presiding over in Havana, between his Government and the main Columbian guerilla group ...

What’s clear is that we are now at the beginning of a new process of constitutional change that won’t just be about Scotland. As David Cameron has made clear, not only will new powers now have to be negotiated for Scotland, ...

Earlier this month, The Atlantic, one of the best public policy sites, published an interesting piece by Eric Liu about Seattle’s decision to introduce a $15 an hour minimum wage. This is an important development for a number ...